1954 - Today
Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional road cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five times the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. In his career, Hinault entered a total of thirteen Grand Tours. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Hinault has received more than 923,088 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Hinault is the 7th most popular cyclist, the 1,579th most popular biography from France (down from 1,276th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Cyclist.
Bernard Hinault is most famous for winning the Tour de France five times in his career. He was also the first cyclist to win all three of the Grand Tours - the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España.
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Among cyclists, Bernard Hinault ranks 7 out of 1,214. Before him are Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, and Lance Armstrong. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Tom Simpson, Rik Van Looy, Felice Gimondi, Miguel Induráin, and Alfredo Binda.
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1
1919 - 1960
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 2
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 3
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 6
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 7
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 8
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 10
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 13
Among people born in 1954, Bernard Hinault ranks 60. Before him are Jane Campion, Kathleen Turner, Johnny Logan, Ross Brawn, Michael Dudikoff, and Eric Gerets. After him are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mordechai Vanunu, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Ilan Ramon, Lee Child, and Chris Evert.
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 54
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 55
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 56
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 57
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 58
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 59
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 60
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 61
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 62
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 63
1954 - 2003
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 64
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 65
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 66
Among people born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 1,579 out of 6,011. Before him are Édith Cresson (1934), Françoise Gilot (1921), Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (1476), Jean-Charles de Borda (1733), Omar Sy (1978), and Tomi Ungerer (1931). After him are Jacques Balmat (1762), Henry de Montherlant (1895), Audrey Tautou (1976), Blanche of Bourbon (1339), Pierre Mauroy (1928), and Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis (1757).
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,573
1921 - 2023
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,574
1476 - 1524
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,575
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,576
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,577
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,578
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,579
1762 - 1834
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,580
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,581
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,582
1339 - 1361
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,583
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,584
1757 - 1808
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,585
Among cyclists born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934). After him are Raymond Poulidor (1936), François Faber (1887), Henri Cornet (1884), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Louison Bobet (1925), Laurent Fignon (1960), Octave Lapize (1887), and Henri Pélissier (1889).
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 1
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 5
1882 - 1917
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 6
1881 - 1939
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 7
1879 - 1907
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 8
1925 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 9
1960 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 10
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 11
1889 - 1935
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 12